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THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH GROUND MOVEMENT CONTROL

Ground movement control (GMC) operations, GMC personnel duties, allocation of parking stands and aircraft delays off-stand, work in progress around the airport, radiotelephone communication problems (between ATC center and ground operations), and delineation of airport areas are discussed. Cases where conventional distinctions between apron, maneuvering areas, and parking areas become blurred are considered. The principal tasks faced by ground movement controllers during busy hours and the most taxing problems encountered when airport surface work (earth moving, construction works, emergency repairs, route markings) is in progress are outlined. Constraints and difficulties of GMC at night or in poor visibility are sketched.